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Lao PDR - Rural life - Nam Ou river

Two boys, Sone (13) and Sengpheth (10) push a boat to the edge of the Nam Ou river, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages, but this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into “the battery of Southeast Asia” by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.

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Two boys, Sone (13) and Sengpheth (10) push a boat to the edge of the Nam Ou river, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The Nam Ou river connects small riverside villages, but this river and others like it, that are the lifeline of rural communities and local economies are being blocked, diverted and decimated by dams. The Lao government hopes to transform the country into “the battery of Southeast Asia” by exporting the power to Thailand and Vietnam.
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